Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

Obviously Unfair

September 18, 2018From the book Math with Bad Drawings

Unfolded into a flat net, a die looks obviously unfair. Folded up into a cube, it looks perfectly fair.

Transcript

[A flattened net of a die, then the same net folded into a cube] [Net:] "Obviously unfair." [Cube:] "Looks fair to me!"

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-09-18-obviously-unfair/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Geometry › 3D Shapes › CubesProbability › Dice
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
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Visual Explanations